I've seen a "simple" or two in the past but recently tried to find one for something I'm working on and came up empty. On the other hand, there are also far fewer Impossibles than there once were - I needed a good lot of those for the same thing as well and mostly had to settle for Very Difficult.

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I have four quizzes ranked impossible. These are typically wordplay quizzes in brain teasers and music. They do not fair well.

I have 12 very difficult; those vary greatly in rating.

I have never had a simple rating, but tons of very easy.

Simple used to be quite common, and you'd see it in almost every wordplay for kids quiz. Nowadays, I haven't seen one. I for some reason think that I remember once Terry saying he removed simple rating. I am probably just going crazy, but that is what I recall.

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I remember when an "Average" quiz was 5 or 6 of 10. Now it's 7 at least. A quiz of 10/10 is now classed "Very Easy" and I haven't seen a "Simple" quiz since that algorithm change.

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The way to get things done is NOT to mind who gets the credit for doing them. --Benjamin JowettNo one can make you feel inferior without your consent. --Eleanor RooseveltThe day we lose our will to fight is the day we lose our freedom.

The information about the change in the rating algorithm probably answers something which has puzzled me for a while. As a gold member, I can access 'my detailed quiz playing statistics'. This gives me a percentage breakdown of the quizzes I've played and how I've done overall.

It also lists my own quizzes, and the ratings on there are (as far as I can tell) one rating easier than the usual list. I've always known it isn't as accurate (sunnies end at 10,000, for example) and I rarely look at it, but I think you've explained why the ratings differ. There are no 'Simple' ratings there, though.